Winnie blushed and focused on having dishes. They were delicious, partly because she was so happy at present, or she was so tired and hungry after staying in the room for so long.
“When will you hold the wedding?” Elijah asked Hudson.
Hudson thought, turned his gaze at Winnie, and asked Winnie, ” Winnie, what’s your opinion?”
“No wedding!” Winnie shook her head.
“Why not? We can hold a ceremony together!” Esther said. “We can hold the wedding together. It will be lively!”
“What do you think?” Elijah raised his eyebrow and looked at Hudson.
Hudson looked at Winnie. He wanted her to be happy, so he would listen to her.
“No!” Winnie shook her head, “We have held the wedding four years ago. We’ll be laughed at if we hold the wedding again!”
“It means something different!” Esther said bluntly.
Winnie’s smile froze. “It’s the same!”
“Hudson, you have to persuade Winnie by all means. If we hold the wedding together, it will be very meaningful!”
They went back to G City together.
Hudson wanted to give Winnie an unforgettable wedding, so he could feel better. He didn’t care about her four years ago, but now he wanted her to be happy. He would prepare the ring, engagement, and wedding!
On the way back, Elijah received a phone call.
Esther could feel Elijah’s face darkening, but he just said calmly, “Are you sure it’s him?”
“I see!”
After Elijah hung up the phone, Esther looked at him. He was driving with a gloomy look. “What’s the matter?”
“My old friend may be dead!” He said in a sad tone.
Esther was surprised. His old friend was…
Hudson’s phone rang.
He sat in the backseat with Winnie, holding her and all the time, and answered the phone. “Something for me? When?”
“Is he very ill? Where is he?”
“Impossible!
Hudson hung up the phone.
Winnie was worried because he didn’t look well.
“What’s the matter?” Winnie asked.
“My master may have passed away!” Hudson said. “Esther, my master may have passed away!”
Esther sighed with a heavy expression. “Elijah, Hudson, I want to tell you something!”
“What is it?” They spoke at the same time.
Esther’s nose twitched. Her master had a complicated background. He had lived a brilliant life and taught many capable disciples. However, when he was dying, only Esther was by his side. She was confused about why Elijah didn’t know that since he was well-informed
Esther said faintly, “Evan Gray has passed away!”
“Honey.” Elijah clenched the steering wheel tightly. “How do you know him?”
“He has passed away?” Hudson was surprised. His Adam’s apple slid and he held Winnie’s hand with great strength.
Winnie couldn’t figure out what happened, but she felt Hudson and Elijah were very sad. She put her other hand on Hudson’s hand to comfort him.
“Esther, be careful!” Esther said calmly, “I knew my master was Evan Gray later. When he passed away, I was there. I buried him on the mountain of J City, his favorite place. I didn’t inform you, nor did I understand why you didn’t know anything about his whereabouts.”
***
“I’ve promised him that I won’t have my men investigate him! I don’t know how many disciples he has. Other people give me the list of his disciples. He told me that some people should live peaceful life. Perhaps he referred to you and Hudson at that time!” Elijah said in a deep voice.
“He left me something!” Hudson said, “His servant told me that he may have died. I didn’t expect that he would have passed away! How did he die?”
“He died of lung cancer!” Esther sighed. “He smoked a lot. The doctor said my master could not make it through this year, but he passed away this spring. Elijah, Hudson, you’d better quit smoking!”
They had mixed feelings. Elijah nodded. He was not addicted to smoking. He smoked only when he felt annoyed. But now Esther and Iris were by his side, so nothing could bother him anymore.
Hudson also nodded and looked at Winnie. She said, “I support you. It’s good for your health.”
“Okay!” Hudson held her hand tightly. Their fingers intertwined. It was difficult for them to be together. They were really lucky.
“I want to see him!” Elijah said.
“Let’s go to J City to see him!” Esther said.
Therefore, that night, they went to J City.
Evan Gray was buried in a flat ground. There was no tombstone or burial mound. There was only a small pine that grew bigger. Esther planted that tree to mark the place.
“Here it is!” She pointed to a place not far away.
Elijah frowned and looked at the small tree. “I didn’t expect that he would have known you.”
Esther stared at Elijah and said with difficulty, “Do you blame him?”
Elijah did not speak and kept quiet.
Did he?
Evan Gray forced Elijah to part with Esther and be the head of LN Group. Evan Gray killed so many people in his life, but Elijah had to clean up the mess that Evan Gray made. Was he to blame?
Sure.
But Elijah felt very peaceful, perhaps because it had passed, or he felt satisfied with what he had now.
“When he passed away, he asked me if I hated him. It was strange. I don’t hate him!” Esther sighed, “Someone should save LN Group. We make a sacrifice, but LN Group can keep on running. It’s very fair.”
Hudson didn’t know what they were talking about since he knew nothing about LN Group. He had a sort of feeling it had something to do with Elijah’s fake death four years ago.
They mourned in silence for a long time before returning.
Elijah kept silent and no one could tell his emotions.
They returned to the villa, Esther took a bath and lay on the bed, but she couldn’t fall asleep.
Elijah did the same. He had been silent since he knew that Evan Gray had died.
Esther turned over and pressed his chest, “Elijah, do you blame my master. He had a lot of secrets that he couldn’t reveal.”
Elijah looked at Esther and sighed. Esther was so kind. Even if she had been framed for years, she still spoke for Evan Gray.
Elijah suspected that Evan Gray let Esther leave on purpose. Elijah believed that LN Group could protect Esther even if Esther was with him. Elijah didn’t know what Evan Gray was scheming about. However, Elijah had no chance to question Evan Gray anymore since he had died.
“I don’t know! I have mixed feelings about him!”
“Because we’ve been apart for four years?
“Yes!”
“Let’s see it from another point of view. I think it’s a test for us and our love becomes stronger because of it, so I am very grateful to him. Although it’s tough to endure, we have got through it.”
“You’ve grown up!” Elijah kissed her on the lips and smiled. “You’re so sweet!”
“My master is fond of us, so you become the head and I am responsible for his afterlife!”
“Little fool!” Elijah sighed. Esther was always so kind. “No wonder you beat so many people in Las Vegas! You learned gamble skills from your master!”
“But I lost to you!”
“Few people can beat me!”
“Teach me! I want to beat you!”
“You can’t beat me!”
“Why?”
“Because I won’t teach you!” He poked her nose.
“You don’t dare to teach me?” She got up and sat on his belly. He just took a bath, so he didn’t wear pants. He gasped at once. “Esther…”
“Will you teach me?” She threatened and moved her hips.
“No!”
“Alright, you can’t touch me anymore!”
“Maybe I’ll teach you if you please me now!”
“Really?”
“I’ll keep my promise!”
“Okay!”
“Come on!” Elijah chuckled.
She raised herself on her arms and slowly sat down on him…
And she looked into his eyes and his soul. “Honey, you need to keep your word!”
“Focus yourself, or I won’t teach you!”
Hudson wanted to take Winnie home, but she insisted on getting her things, so they went to Winnie’s apartment.
Hudson didn’t dare to go upstairs because he was afraid of seeing Rio.
He stopped.
Winnie said, “Come to get my things for me. I can’t take them by myself!”
“Okay!” He said with mixed feelings.
At the door of Winnie’s apartment, Hudson took a deep breath, telling himself to remain calm no matter what he saw.
Winnie changed her shoes, glanced at him, and said, “Come in in socks. I don’t have men’s slippers.”
Hearing that, Hudson was excited.
Rio didn’t live with Winnie. What Esther said was true. Moreover, when he had sex with Winnie, he could feel Winnie was a rookie. So, she hadn’t slept with other men in the past four years.
He took off his shoes at once, ran into the room, and looked around. He couldn’t help but laugh. It was great. He was her only man.
He confirmed that it was a single woman’s bedroom. There was no trace left by men.
Winnie peered at his pleasant look and tidied up the things. “I go back with you. If you lose me again, I’ll never come back!”
“I’ll never hurt you again!” Hudson promised hurriedly and wiped the sweat. “We’re going home!”
He followed her into the bedroom, looked at her pink bed, and suddenly threw himself on it. He lay on it and smelled the fragrance that belonged to her. He took a deep breath and imagined that she was sleeping here. He was on her quilt and felt as if he was holding her.
Looking at Hudson who was childish, Winnie shook her head as she packed up her things. Then she thought of something. “Hudson, it’s hard for me to be pregnant.”
Hudson was shocked, got up, and put his arms around her waist. “Don’t worry. We can try to have a test tube baby. Maybe we can have test-tube twins or more babies!”
“But what if it doesn’t work out?” She was worried.
“It doesn’t matter. I just want you. Kids could be the fruit of our love. If we don’t have babies, we can still be together. Moreover, I have more time to keep you company!”
“You don’t care?” She asked.
“Silly girl, I love you without any condition!”
Love was unconditional. He loved her, even if they would not have a baby. “We can try to have test-tube babies in two years. Now we need to enjoy ourselves. After making up for our losses, we can consider if we want a baby or not!”
Winnie blushed and turned to pack up her things. “You’re so annoying!”
They came back home where they were married.
Hudson stretched out his arms and said to Winnie, “Winnie, welcome home!”
Her eyes turned red and threw herself into his arms.
They held each other tightly. Hudson looked Winnie in the arms. She buried her head on his chest silently and put her arms around his waist. Hudson could not see her eyes clearly, but he could feel how warm she was. Hudson felt moist on his chest and realized she cried.
He sighed and hugged her tightly. He knew that she hurt so much and needed time to recover. He would take good care of her, give her warmth, and waited for her to forget the past.